Devin Barney (they/he) is a queer, Indonesian/Papuan American from Missouri now living in Southern California. They are a scholar, an advocate, and consultant living with bipolar on a continuous learning journey of self-discovery and compassion. He cares very deeply about science and inquiry as well as equity and access.
Devin has a BA in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, an MA in Psychology from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, and is currently a PhD candidate in Community, Cultural, and Developmental Psychology at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. Their work spans topics such as: alignment in cross-cultural communication, the development of immigrant children, digital community-building and healing from loneliness and social isolation, and cultural change management in communities and institutions.